Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Critically analyse the law as it applies to commercial transactions involving goods and services, in particular the ownership, transfer, possession, and sale of goods. Identify and outline the law relating to domestic and international sale of goods, including the transfer of property, risk and title, and sources of contract terms.
• Outline and critique the legal protections in the context of the sale of goods and the remedies of buyer and seller.
• Analyse and evaluate the law relating to agency, the creation and termination of the agency relationship, the authority of the agent and relations between the principal, agent and third parties.
• Recognise legal issues in a hypothetical fact scenario and apply legal principles and precedents to such a scenario, with a view to explaining a likely legal outcome or solution.

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	24
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	101
Total	125

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Continuous assessment may include an essay, problem question, case study exercise, mooting problem based on a hypothetical commercial law scenario, or negotiation and drafting of agreements, at the lecturer’s discretion. (Any aspect of this module may be changed in any given academic year, subject to the discretion of the module lecturer.)

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		30%
University scheduled written examination	On-campus	70%	120 minutes
Other		0%
Total		100%	120 minutes

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Standard Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology penalties apply in instances of ethical violation, plagiarism, late submission of any coursework, and failure to attend class satisfactorily.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• · 40% pass mark. Continuous assessment mark carried forward. · University Scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes · Continuous assessment (Autumn): as notified by lecturer
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes, On-campus

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